Edmonton Oilers vs Tampa Bay Lightning Prediction, Pick and Preview, February 23 (2/23): NHL

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Odds

Time	7:30 p.m. EST
Oilers money line	+185
Oilers spread	+1.5 (-135)
Lightning money line	-225
Lightning spread	-1.5 (+115)
Over / under	6.5

 

2021-2022 season stats

	Edmonton Oilers	Tampa Bay Lightning
Record	28-19-3	32-11-6
Road / home record	14-8-3	16-4-4
Streak	L1	W2
Goals per game	3.30	3.41
Goals allowed per game	3.22	2.76
Shots per game	33.8	30.3
Shots allowed per game	31.6	29.3
PP %	26.39%	21.33%
PK %	22.88%	19.15%
Over / under record	24-23-3	27-21-1

 

Preview

The Edmonton Oilers will travel to Tampa Bay to take on the Lightning on Wednesday. This is the first time these teams meet this season.

EDMONTON OILERS

After winning 5 straight games the Oilers fell to the the Minnesota Wild 7-3. The Oilers are 14-8-3 on the road and are fifth in the Western Conference averaging 3.3 goals per game, led by Leon Draisaitl with 35.

McDavid leads the Oilers with 71 points, scoring 26 goals and collecting 45 assists. Zach Hyman has five goals and four assists over the last 10 games for Edmonton.

The Oilers are 6-3-1 in their last 10 games and are averaging 3.3 goals, 5.2 assists, 4.1 penalties and 9.3 penalty minutes while giving up 2.9 goals per game with a .897 save percentage.

Edmonton are 0-8 in their last 8 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay.

TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING

The Lightning have won 2 straight games and are second in the Atlantic. Tampa Bay is 16-4-4 at home and averages 10.2 penalty minutes per game, the fifth-most in the league. Patrick Maroon leads the team serving 65 total minutes. Steven Stamkos leads the Lightning with 23 goals and has 55 points. Victor Hedman has 11 points over the last 10 games for Tampa Bay.

In their last 10 games the Lightning are 7-2-1, averaging 3.7 goals, 5.8 assists, 3.4 penalties and 8.2 penalty minutes while giving up 2.5 goals per game with a .914 save percentage.

BETTING TRENDS

Edmonton are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games.

Edmonton are 6-1 SU in their last 7 games on the road.

Tampa Bay are 9-3 SU in their last 12 games.

Winnipeg are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games.

The total has gone UNDER in the last 4 games at home for Tampa Bay.

Prediction

The Oilers have lost the last 8 games vs Lightning in Tampa Bay and are averaging 3.3 goals per game. With Andrei Vasilevskiy allowing an average of 2.27 the Oilers won't get their avg. The total has gone under in the last 4 games for the Lightning at home. I expect a 3-2 or 4-2 type of game. Under is my play.

PICK: Under 6.5 (-105)

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